There is absolutely no difference between a god that never does anything and a god that does not exist.
Ryuki, your 'answer' to the Epicurean riddle is as impotent as any that has any been offered to it.
edit: Okay, been able to think this over for a few hours and I am still pissed off.
Let's examine your original comment on the riddle.
"god is able but not willing to prevent evil.
that does not make him malevolent."
An all-powerful being creates a species with a built-in tendency to do evil, but takes zero responsibility. And that is not evil?
"that makes him loving. because to love somebody is to trust them to make the right choices."
God supposedly made us. He designed us down to the last atom. Every single system, every last organelle in a human body was allegedly designed by God. That means he knew exactly how a human being would act and react in any given situation. So... he knew people would not make the right choices.
Didn't he know? He didn't? How is that possible? And assuming it is possible, does that not make God incredibly irresponsible? And therefore, once again culpable.
"god trusts us. god loves us. he therefore allows us to be excposed to evil so that we may grow stronger. "
Stronger - to what end? To be able to endure even more evil?
If he wanted us to be stronger, why did he not make us stronger to begin with?
Are you implying that he wanted to observe the process of us getting stronger - because he was bored or something? Is that what human suffering is about? Entertainment?
Your response is meaningless rhetoric.